Nineteen Burnt To Ashes in Ghastly Auto Crash along Oyo-Ogbomoso Road

Nineteen passengers have been burnt to death in a fatal auto crash involving the collision of a passenger bus and a car along Oyo-Ogbomoso road in Oyo state.

The only survivor was badly injured in the crash on Sunday night at Sabo kilometer three on the highway.

Involved in the fatal crash were a Sokoto bound passenger bus marked NIT 522 ZY and a car.

The bus which was heading from Ibadan was on a high speed on a wrong lane when it collided with the car.

Spokesman of the state command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Joshua Adekanye confirmed the accident.

He said nineteen out of 20 passengers in both vehicles, including drivers died on the spot.

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Crash investigation report submitted to the Corps Marshal regarding the crash indicates that it involved a total of two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace Bus registered as NTT52ZY loaded from Ibadan en route Sokoto, and a Toyota Corolla salon car.

The report also revealed that the crash, which was caused by route violation, involved 20 people, all male adults. Of this number, 19 persons were killed while the only surviving victim was rescued by FRSC operatives with injuries.

FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations have taken the injured victim to Opabode hospital for emergency medical attention, while the dead bodies have been deposited at Oyo General Hospital Morgue.

The Corps Marshal has, however, called on the motoring public to avoid all incidents that could lead to road traffic crashes on our roads.